6thgraderesearch (8) ppt

8/9/2019 6thGradeResearch (8) ppt

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I MAY NEVER EXACTLY


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Today’s Objective

Identifying and writing

a focused research

topic.


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Choosing a Focused ResearchTopic You do NOT want a topic that is TOO BROA.

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a n t s t o

w r i t e a n d r e s e a r c h

E V E R Y S I N G L

E T H I N G

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Choosing a Focused ResearchTopic

You do NOT want a topic that is TOONARRO$."# 'ow (any colonists li%ed in )olonial A(erica&

T h i s % u e s t i o n c a n & e

a n s w e r e d i n o

n e

S E N T E N ' E. S

o w h a t

a r e ( o u ) o i n )

t o t a l

a & o u t i n t h e r e

s t o * ( o u r

p a r a ) r a p h s ?


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Choosing a Focused ResearchTopic

You need a research topic that is in the*+ust Right, -one."# $hat types of weapons were used in the

Re%olutionary $ar&

$ords like *so(e, or *se%eral, will helpyou (ake a topic that is too road into

*/ust right.,

You $I00 e asked to do this in thefuture1 so let2s practice….

Aaahhh…+ust Right!


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Too Broad, Too Narrow, or Just Right?

$hat historical e%ents

ha%e shaped thecontinent of Africa&


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$hat %eno( is

produced fro(rattle snakes&


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$hat was r.

3artin 0uther4ing2s contriution

to the )i%il Rights

(o%e(ent&


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$ho wrote the

ook WutheringHeights?


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$hat holidays do

people celerate

around theworld&


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$hat were so(e

of the causes ofdinosaur

e"tinction&


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Too Broad, Too Narrow, or

Just Right?

'ow has agriculture

5far(ing6 affectedthe 7nited 8tates&


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$hy did 8cientists

classify 9luto as a*dwarf planet, instead of

a planet&


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$ho was the

in%entor of thei9hone&


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Thin!"air!#hare$%

You are doing a research pro/ect on

the Ancient gypt.

$rite a :78TION that would e

*too road1, *too narrow1, and */ustright, for you to research in order to

write a paper on.


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&hat you’'' do now$%

On your worksheet1 you2ll e gi%en so(e

research topic ;uestions.

You will decide if they are *Too road1, *Too

Narrow, or +ust Right. If it2s too road or too narrow1 please

R


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PULLING OUT

RELEVANT DETAILS

FROM A TEXT

9art >


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"u''ing out the Re'evant

(etai's$ $hen you2re doing research1 you2ll find

%ery long articles aout your topic.

You need to know how to focus on onlythe I39ORTANT details that are

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)ocabu'ary Review$

$hat does the word *R0


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(o * need everything?

I(agine that you are writing a research

paper aout the hunting haits of 0ions.

You did a dataase search and found a

great article on lions. 8hould you include


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"u''ing out the Re'evant(etai's$ Topic+ ,hat are the huntin) ha&its

o* lions?

irections# The following is the $orld Bookncyclopedia article aout lions.

$hat are so(e facts that $O70 e rele%ant to

this topic ;uestion&

$hat are so(e facts that would NOT e rele%ant to

this topic ;uestion&

@A390 ARTI)0


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+ssessent$

Now1 you will try this with a partner. 0ook at

the passage gi%en to you. 9lease highlight

only the infor(ation gi%en that relates to your

topic ;uestion. $hen you and your partner are finished1

co(pare your choices with another group and

talk aout why you highlighted what you did. You will e asked to do this acti%ity

independently as a ;ui- when we

are finished.


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EVALUATING

SOURCES

Research 0esson -st

nd

/rd

http://www.worldbookonline.com/student/article?id=ar325640&st=lions


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-va'uating #ources

In acade(ic settings1 we 378T find sources

that can e trusted.

These are called

sources. You also need sources that answer your

research ;uestion.

These sources are called .

You will need these skills oth for T)A9 andfor higher educationChigh school and

eyond.

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.ere’s what can happen i/ youdon’t use re'iab'e sources$

Actual

"a(ple!


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Four things to consider abouta source$

AuthorityC $ho wrote it& $hat was their

purpose& Are they an e"pert&

:ualityCoes it use acade(ic language& Is it

organi-ed well& oes it ha%e tools to help youlike tale of contents1 glossary1 links1 etc.&

Ti(elinessC $hen was it written& The (ore

recent the source1 the (ore accurate the

infor(ation. 5"ception# pri(ary sources cane old. $hy&6

Rele%anceC oes it actually ha%e infor(ation onyour topic ;uestion&

op c0 a was v s res ey s


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op c0 a was v s res ey sipact on +erican Cu'ture inthe 1234s?Title of 8ource# 5ook or article title6 http#DDwww.fiftieswe.co(Del%is.ht(

• Authority 5$ho wrote it&6#

• :uality 5oes it use acade(ic language& Is it organi-ed well& oes it ha%e tools to help you like tale of contents1 glossary1 links1

etc.&6#

•

Ti(eliness 5$hen was it written&6#

• Rele%ance 5oes it actually ha%e infor(ation on your topic ;uestion&6#

Based on your notes ao%e1 this source is …

R0IAB0 NOT R0IAB0

Because….


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op c0 a was v s res ey sipact on +erican Cu'ture inthe 1234s?Title of 8ource# 5ook or article title6 http#DDwww.worldookonline.co(DstudentDarticle&idEarFFFGFHstEpresley



etc.&6#

•




R0IAB0 NOT R0IAB0

Because….


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op c0 a was v s res ey sipact on +erican Cu'ture inthe 1234s?Title of 8ource# 5ook or article title6 9lay It 0oud# The Reellious 'istory of 3usic y 8ara ?ilert



etc.&6#

•




R0IAB0 NOT R0IAB0

Because….


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op c0 a was v s res ey sipact on +erican Cu'ture inthe 1234s?Title of 8ource# 5ook or article title6 National En%uirer 0a)a1ine



etc.&6#

•




R0IAB0 NOT R0IAB0

Because….


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op c0 a was v s res ey sipact on +erican Cu'ture inthe 1234s?Title of 8ource# 5ook or article title6 El2is Si)htin)s 3http+44hamsterrepu&lic.com4html4el2is.html 5



etc.&6#

• Ti(eliness 5$hen was it written&6#



R0IAB0 NOT R0IAB0

Because….


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op c0 a was v s res ey sipact on +erican Cu'ture inthe 1234s?Title of 8ource# 5ook or article title6 The -678s+ 9rom the #orean ,ar to El2is



etc.&6#

• Ti(eliness 5$hen was it written&6#



R0IAB0 NOT R0IAB0

Because….


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Topic0 &hat was -'vis "res'ey’s ipact on+erican Cu'ture in the 1234s?

Resource Title3In order *rom 0"ST use*ul to (our

research pro:ect to LE;ST use*ul.5


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5roup +ssessent

ach group will get a topic card and F sources.

ach person will fill out an e%aluation for( on

ON of the sources.

Then1 you will share your findings and use thatto rank the sources fro( est to worst as a

group on the lue worksheet.

All of your worksheets will e turned in at the

end of class1 stapled to your lue ranking

sheet.

http://hamsterrepublic.com/html/elvis.html


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6esson 70Citing (i8erent Types o/ #ources

3aterials#Books on states.

$orksheets

0aptops per pair of students.


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I MAY NEVER EXACTLY


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Thin!"air!#hare

Think for a (inute aout this topic#It is illegal to use another person2s ideas.

'owe%er1 isn2t all research using other2s

ideas& 'ow is that okay&

$hen ti(e is up1 talk aout it with a

person sitting ne"t to you.

$e will share out answers in a few(inutes.


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&hat is "'agiaris?

$atch this %ideo clip fro( Rutger2s

7ni%ersity…


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"'agiaris

7sing the ideas of another without gi%ing

the( credit."a(ples#

J 8tealing another2s thoughts and pretendingthey2re yours.

J Buying a paper online.

J )opying and pasting fro( a resource.


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Cite

To *cite, so(eone2s work is to refer ack to itCto use their ideas to pro%e your point1 ut to

gi%e the( credit.

$e use 30A to *cite, work in a certain for(at.

Back in the dark ages1 we had to go on asca%enger hunt for infor(ation to cite.

Now1 we ha%e tools such as Online ataases

and asyBi. $e use this to (ake a BIB0IO?RA9'Y listing

all the sources we used for a research pro/ect.


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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4P05vgxDoPUhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4P05vgxDoPUhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4P05vgxDoPU


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Citing a Boo

Author2s 0astna(e1 Kirstna(e. Title of Book . 9lace of9ulication# 9ulisher1 Year of 9ulication. 3ediu( of

9ulication.

$hite1 . B. Charlotte’s Web. New York# 'arper )ollins

9ulishers1 LMG. 9rint.

Author’s Name

Title of Book

Place of Publication

Publisher

Year of Publication

Medium of Publication


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&ebsite$

A wesite is a page or group of

pages on the internet that are

(aintained y one person orgroup. ANYON can (ake a wesite.

)an e on ANY topic

8o(e are (ore reliale than others.5.co(1 .net1 .org.1 .edu1 .go% 6

YO7 (ust (ake the citation it2s not

done for you 5like in a dataase6.


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&here to 9nd Citations0&or'd Boo

This is your

citation

infor(ation.

)opy andpaste it or write

it down on your

worksheet if

you use this

article as a

resource.


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:sing -asyBib$

0irary $esite Research asyBi )itations ?enerator


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Try this on your own$

I will gi%e you ook aout a state and onelaptop for you and your partner to share.

This state is your topic for today2s

assign(ent. 7se asyBi to find a citation for your ook.

Then1 use ?oogle to find a citation for a

wesite aout your state.

Kinally1 use a co(puter to find a citation for

your state in a ataase.
http://www.ct.gov/

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